Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Memoir: Broken Beauty by Sarah Bearden Smith
By Sarah Bearden Smith Writing a book was never a dream of mine. A stay-at-home mom driving an SUV, aka “shuttle bus,” I carpool kids to and from school, soccer, flag football,
By Sarah Bearden Smith Writing a book was never a dream of mine. A stay-at-home mom driving an SUV, aka “shuttle bus,” I carpool kids to and from school, soccer, flag football,
By Barbara Smith I am an occupational therapist, specializing in developmental disabilities. I had never planned to work in the area of geriatrics. But when my mother developed Alzheimer’s disease, I was
By Carol B. Amos“H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey: Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead.” My two brothers and I were devastated when our mother began displaying signs of Alzheimer’s
By Tamara Prosper Ever since I can remember trying to navigate through grief, frustration, anxiety, anger and sometimes even joy, writing has been the compass that lead me to equilibrium. Seven months
Love Remains by Florrie Munat, Washington, US “Are you going to write about this?” Chuck asked. I stopped sorting the pile of laundry that a nursing home aide had just left on
By Susan Cushman “The upside of Alzheimer’s; new mother.” (Smith’s Six-Word Memoirs) My mother, Effie Johnson, was second generation Alzheimer’s. Her mother, Emma Sue (for whom I was named) died from Alzheimer’s
By Robyn Hollingworth About ten years ago my life took a turn. I guess you would say it took a turn for the worse, but really, it just changed. I was in
by Vanessa Williams-Harvey It took years of silence for me to come to terms and let it all out. Everything came to an abrupt halt in August of 2015. On that painful
By Tracey S. Lawrence Once upon a time, I was a self-employed graphic arts professional. I designed stuff. I helped clients with their marketing and printing problems. My parents were living it
by Jessica Bryan I am a writer. That’s difficult to say when I’m so busy being a caregiver for my mother who is 99 years old and has had Alzheimer’s for 15 years.
